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Regimental Association of the B.S.A.P - November 1936

CENTRAL.

Further supplies of Association cuff-links have been ordered and are
expected to arrive shortly. These will be obtainable at 4s. 6d. per
pair from the Hon. Treasurer, P.O. Box 584, Salisbury. Button-hole
badges can also be obtained at 2s. each.

SALISBURY BRANCH.

A profit of over £t8 was realised from the Regimental Ball held on
the 2nd October. It is proposed to arrange a mixed golf match in the
near future, to be played on the Depot course.

FORT VICTORIA.

The annual re-union dinner took place at the Hotel Victoria at 8
p.m. on Saturday, xoth October, and was well attended by past and
serving members of the Regiment and their guests.

Capt. Surgey, the Chairman of the local branch of the Association,
presided over a company of approximately 60 people, and the function
was voted a great success, the dinner provided by the hotel being
excellent and the waiting very satisfactory.

The serving members were very well represented, and practically
everyone who could get leave came in from such far-away places as
Nuanetsi, Gutu, Zaka and the Cordons.

We were all very pleased to have Col. J. S. Morris, C.B.E., Major
Bridger and Capt. Bugler with us, and we feel that while such
keenness is displayed by those at Headquarters and adjoining
centres, there can be little fear of the Association languishing in
the outside districts through lack of support.

Capt. Surgey, in a short speech, welcomed the guests and proposed
the toast of "The King."

Mr. C. Deane-Simmons, our popular Civil Commissioner, proposed the
toast of the Regiment and the Association, and this was ably
responded to by Colonel Morris.

Mesdames Burton, Scott and Surgey very kindly attended to the
flowers and table decorations, which were tastefully arranged in
Regimental colours.

Ex-Regtl.-Sgt.-Major Yasi, of the K.A.R., who has now been engaged
as our range boy, blew the necessary calls on the bugle. Sgt.-Major
Burton, the local Secretary of the Association, put in a tremendous
amount of hard work in connection with the general arrangements
prior to, during and after the dinner, and it was mainly due to his
efforts that the function was such a success.

NOTES AND NEWS OF OLD COMRADES
We had a note recently from ex-Tpr. Espey. He is a constable in the
N.R. Police at Livingstone.

Ex-i/Sgt. Sheppard is at present employed at the Rhodesian Exhibit
at the Empire Exhibition. We heard from him recently, asking for
copies of The Outpost to display at the Rhodesian Stall.

Ex-Cpl. Cashel (1910 to 1922) was a recent visitor to Depot.

Ex-Cpl. Ward and ex-Tpr. Munro, M.M., were visitors from Umtali
during the month. They came down for golf. The former is the
secretary of the Umtali Golf Club, Hillside.

End
Source - B.S.A.P. magazine "The Outpost" Dated November 1936
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